Interpretation Center of the 
Roman Gold Mining 

ROOM 2. History of gold

Beginnings of the discovery and exploitation of gold: appearance, prehistory and the immediate moment when the Roman culture arrived in the region.

The main themes of this room are the following:

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• Why did mankind fixate on gold?

• When does the first evidence of the benefit of gold appear?

• How was gold obtained in the early days?

• What do we deduce from the appearance of gold in archaeological sites?

• How did the Romans get to the region in search of raw materials?

• What clues and knowledge helped you understand the importance of this region from a mining point of view?

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